As an LAPD trainee and rookie, Dorner complained about a supervisor who he said had kicked a down suspect in the head; the department investigated and determined it was Dorner who was lying about the case.

But a strange thing happened: Other black, ex-LAPD officers concurred with at least one facet of Dorner's claims -- namely that the department was still clouded by a racist, cover-your-ass culture that saw Africa American cops disciplined unfairly.

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The report addresses the specifics of Dorner's discharge, including allegations made against Dorner, and the allegations made by Dorner in regard to alleged unfair treatment, retaliation and conflicts of interest surrounding his discharge. The report concludes that based upon the facts and evidence, the discharge of Christopher Dorner was factually and legally proper. According to the report, discharging Dorner from the Department "was not only appropriate, it was the only course the Department could have taken based on the facts and evidence." Dorner was discharged due to consequences of his own actions and that decision was found to be sound and just.

Chaleff:

His discharge was based on his own actions. The allegations he made against his training officer appeared to have been made in an effort to forward his own agenda.

Dennis Romero is an L.A. Weekly staff writer. He formerly worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Los Angeles Times, where he participated in Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the L.A. riots. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone online, the Guardian and, as a young stringer, the New York Times.